Everything tagged "John Olson"

Happy Valley Graves

Submitted by Sean on Wed, 2010-09-01 17:53
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Happy Valley Graves

This is a fairly recent picture of the grave of Jons Jakobsson aka John Olson. I have an original in the family archives. This is in Section 16B in Grave 8284. His wife Ching Ah Fung is buried nearby in Grave 8119. John died in 1918 and his wife died in 1915. I have archive pictures and a fairly recent picture of Ching Ah Fung's grave which says: In Loving Memory of Ellen Olson  who died 20th October 1915 aged 61  years.

John also buried two brothers Anders and Olaf in the Happy Valley Cemetery.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1918
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John Olson and Jurys

Submitted by Sean on Fri, 2010-07-16 20:00
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After a quicK look through the records, John Olson first appears as Manager of the Oriental Restaurant in the 1867 Jury List. I have scanned through the lists too fast but his last entry is in 1891 as Manager of the Stag Hotel. Between times he was Proprietor of the National Tavern. There is also mention of his brother Olof in the late 1870s as manager of the National.

So the question is why does he suddenly get dropped off in 1891 and yet lives on until 1918? Read more »

RenoTommy

Submitted by Sean on Tue, 2010-07-13 21:28
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All answers to your questions are at www.thehongkonglegacy.

Hope it helps.

Who could be a juror? - or Where's John Olson?

Submitted by David on Sun, 2010-07-11 14:35
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Sean Olson asks why his Great-grandfather John Olson doesn't appear in the Juror Lists. After all he lived in Hong Kong for close to sixty years, from appx 1860 til 1918.

First I thought British nationality may have been the issue, but the lists contain many European names that don't look as though they're British.

Did a potential juror's trade make any difference? Olson worked in and owned various pubs and taverns. Maybe that wasn't considered a suitable trade to be a juror? Read more »

Plaque in memory of my grandmother

Submitted by Sean on Mon, 2010-06-28 19:11
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Plaque in memory of my grandmother

The pictures here show the then Anglican archbishop of Hong Kong unveiling a plaque to my grandmother Annie Louisa Olson on land donated to St Christopher's Home for boys by my family in 1966.

It now seems that the Anglican authorities do not have any knowledge of the plaque or its whereabouts as they say the land was swapped with other land to allow for road building in the area. However, another story is that the land where the plaque is shown became part of a private gated community.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1966
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Johnson

Submitted by Sean on Mon, 2010-06-07 20:20
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Johnson

This picure is inscribed on the back "Your old pal Geo Johson taken in C.P.S. Offices". CPS I think stands for Candadian Pacific Steamship in Vancouver. There is mention of a man named Johnson in family papers in connection with the various Empress ships that plied the Pacific passenger trade which I know they used for numerous trips.

Any information greatfully received,

Sean

 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920

Building

Submitted by Sean on Mon, 2010-06-07 20:14
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Building

This may be just another tourist picture but I wonder if it is the start of a building project somewhere in HK? Any ideas welcome. Found in the family archives again.

Thanks,

Sean

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

Stall

Submitted by Sean on Mon, 2010-06-07 20:01
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Stall

Came across this in family pictures. Just wonder if anybody can identify it or tell me if it has any significance other than being a tourist shot.

Thanks,

Sean

 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

Unknown man

Submitted by Sean on Mon, 2010-05-24 21:04
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Unknown man

This is another picture from my family archive. The man might be my great grandfather but I am not sure. Does anybody think the picture is Hong Kong? If not it is definitely not him. No idea of date or anything like that. Assume early 1900s.

Thanks,

Sean

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910

Possibly Canton or Macao connection

Submitted by Sean on Mon, 2010-05-24 17:58
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Possibly Canton or Macao connection

These three pictures come from the same set of recently identified pictures of Canton and Macao. I wonder if there is anything to be said of them by way of identification. I can opload them individually is required.

Thanks,

Sean

 

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